Koga

“Fwahahaha! A mere child like you dares to challenge me? Very well, I shall show you true terror as a ninja master!

Bio

“The Poisonous Ninja Master!”

The leader of Fuchsia City Gym and a master of ninjutsu, or “way of the ninja”. His English name accentuates this esoteric connection, as the Koga province was home to several ninja clans during the Japanese feudal era. True to his art, Koga specializes in using Poison techniques that have an added effect of slowly sapping the health of its targets. In later games, he adds the devastating effects of Paralysis, Sleep, and Confusion to his debilitating repertoire.

Basic Info

Gym Name: Fuchsia City GymBadge Name: Soul BadgeDifficulty: 3/10

Pokémon

Level 37 KoffingMoves: Tackle, Smog, Sludge, SmokeScreen

Level 39 MukMoves: Disable, Poison Gas, Minimize, Sludge

Level 37 KoffingMoves: Tackle, Smog, Sludge, SmokeScreen

Level 43 WeezingMoves: Smog, Sludge, Toxic, Selfdestruct

Tips

The Poison status, which Koga tends to go for, is an easily-remedied ailment for those with Antidotes on hand. While the defenses of his Pokémon are high, their attacks are relatively weak and hardly cover any Type variation, so as long as you aren’t using Grass you’ll be in decent shape. Weezing’s Selfdestruct is something to watch out for, but as long as it doesn’t KO your last Pokémon, you’ll win the match. At this level your Starters should make short work of him, with the exception of Venusaur. To really grind him into a pulp, utilize Psychic types caught early on such as Kadabra (rare sightings of Abra occur just north of Cerulean City) or Hypno (Drowzee is found east of Vermilion). Dugtrio or the Safari Zone’s very own Rhyhorn/Rhydon also work quite well, seeing as how the Levitate Ability won’t be invented for another 6 or so years.